Improved machine for varnishing- floor oil-cloth



' @initrd Q5/taire o. W. -s'rRoUT AND AMos Winona, oF HALLOWEL'L, MAINE.

Leners Patint No. 93,135, datedl .my 2'7, i869.

IMPRovnn MACHINE ron vARNIsHING FLooR' oILcLoTH.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

Be it known that we, G. W. STROUT and AMos WILDER, of Hallowell, in the county of Kennebec, vState of Maine, have invented a new and useful Machineforvamishing Floor' Oil-Cloth vor other-fabric;

and We do declare that the following is a full, clear, and

exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, which make a part of this specification, in whichy Y Figure 1 represents a general View of the varnishing-machine in perspective.

Figure 2, a longitudinal section, showing the platform under the brushes.

A A, Iig. l, is a frame, enclosing an adjustable' frame, B B.

C 'C is a lever-frame, attached to the frame BB by rods D D, having its fulcra at E E.

VF is a cylindrical, horizontal brush, vvattached to frame B B, on the end of which is pulley G.

H H are longitudinal brushes, attached to arms IYI. J is a sliaft, to which are attached pulleys K L. g M is a belt, leading from pulley Kto pulley N, on

shafty O.

P is a belt, leading from pulley L to pulley G.

Q Q, fig.2, are metallic rods, attached to frame A A, and situated beneath brushes F and H H. j

R is abuttou, used to hold the frame B B iu position.y

S is' a roll, from 'which the oil-cloth or other fabric is delivered. I

TQ enable others to use our invention, we will p roceed to describe its operation.

The fabric to be varnished ispassed, from the roll S, under the brushesH H and F, and' is supportedb'y the metallic rods Q Q. A stream of varnishv is now allowed to ilow, from a `reservoir or sprinklerLto theK fabric, in front of brushes H H. The but-ton 'R is now released, allowing the lever-frame() O to turn on its fulcrum E, when the frame B B descends, bringing the brushes in contact with the fabric T. Motion is now given to crank U, and transmitted, through shaft Y, pulleys K L, and belts P M, to brushes H H and F. The fabric is now drawn steadily along, the brushes `comingin contact with the varnish, and spreading it evenly, till the whole piece has received a uniform finish. The lever-frame C O is now depressed, raising frame B B. Button'R is now thrown into place, when the machine is ready to receive another piece of goods.

What we claim, and'desre to's'ecure by Letters Patent, is-

lhe mode of applying varnish to oil-cloth orothei fabrics, by means of horizontal, rotary, and cylindrical Y Y 

